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coin

[koin] / kɔɪn /




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“To hold a gold coin in your hand is different from owning a proxy for it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Freedom and uncertainty are two sides of the same coin, and both can create an overwhelming amount of anxiety, especially when money is involved.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

"They are paid to promote a particular crypto coin, meme coin or investment product rather than helping people choose what is suitable for them," he says.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

De Palma paints pictures that don’t conflict so much as they coexist, like two sides of a coin — purity and debauchery, the real, politically sanctioned currencies of this country — fresh from the U.S.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

His back shielding his metal case, he selects a gold and a silver coin.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This newly identified behavior helps explain why gold jewelry, coins, and other objects can retain their luster for centuries.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

She believed the gold coins may have been hidden there four years ago by a mystery benefactor.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency, is mired in a big drawdown, as are most of the other major coins.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

“My goal was to gather these coins and present them in a cohesive, inclusive manner. Every state is represented,” Hayward said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Some ancient redesigning of the house had left a crawl space in that corner and we’d been secreting jewelry, silver coins, and other valuables there since the start of the occupation.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It's just sort of an odd thing. Young people in particular, they coined this term 'AI slop'," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

I groaned as strumming Spanish guitars played underneath a cheerful introduction welcoming me to the “Jewel of the Missions” — a slogan that boosters coined decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

The term "artificial intelligence" was coined here by computer scientist John McCarthy, according to the university.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

When prominent AI researcher Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” in early 2025, he gave an explicit shoutout to Cursor.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

Event-driven investing: That was the name they either coined or stole for what they were doing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The author is also fond of coining terms to sharpen his argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

“Our fans’ love for McDonald’s beverages runs deep, from rallying for the return of Hi-C Orange Lavaburst to coining the iconic ‘Spicy Sprite,’” McDonald’s said in a statement to Barron’s.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

"In the past, people in their 40s were seen as already old," says Kim Yong-Sup, a trend analyst widely credited with coining the term "Young 40".

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

Wheeler was an ideological leader in developing quantum cosmology and is memorialized by his many contributions to the field, including coining the term black holes.

From Salon Jan. 17, 2025

“Just say you’re coining back soon. Say you’re moving this way.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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